The Duke's agent
By: Rebecca Jenkins
Publisher: Quercus
Published: 2008
Place of publication: London
Language: eng
Number of pages: 296
ISBN-13: 9781847242785; 9781847244307
Subjects: Murder; Fiction; Investigation; Justices of the peace; History
Description: Raif Jarrett has returned from battle and is seeking a quiet life as agent to the Duke of Penrith. But when he is sent Woolbridge to settle the affairs of one of the Duke's tenants after his sudden death, Jarrett finds a network of crime and corruption lurking in the sleepy Durham town. Jarrett's investigation is thwarted at every turn by the town's powerful magistrate. When a local beauty dies in tragic circumstances, Jarrrett is accused of her murder - and has to fight for his life as he desperately seeks to uncover the truth.
Notes: Originally published: London: Richard Cohen, 1997.